In the April issue of Bon Appetit there is a feature on composed salads, all of which look good enough to make, but I had planned to make salmon anyway last night so the Salmon Nicoise it was! …especially since I had on hand those cute tiny potatoes in purple, white, and red in the…
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Chicken Waldorf Salad
There is nothing better than Thanksgiving left-overs! And we had our share of them this past week. The last of the cranberry sauce and a small container of sliced turkey, stuffing and gravy found a home in my freezer neatly tucked away for some evening in the future when I don’t feel like cooking. Between…
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Pickled Fennel
This past week our very best friends from Maryland visited us for the first time since we moved here just over a year ago. Our friendship began 26 years ago when we had both moved into the same new development in a Maryland suburb, about 25 miles northwest of Washington, DC. We moved there from…
Ina’s Shrimp Salad
Last week my cousin came to visit for a few days from Sunnyvale, California. She has lived on the west coast for the last 35 plus years. Growing up we lived about a half hour away from each other in small towns in Pennsylvania. Our mothers were sisters and enjoyed a very close relationship. Through…
Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is a popular middle eastern salad. It is traditionally made of bulgur wheat ( a whole grain low in fat with a mild nutty flavor), tomatoes, cucumbers, finely chopped parsley, mint, onion, and garlic and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Like hummus, baba ghanouj, pita and other elements of Arab cuisine,…
Eastward Bound – Gotta Empty The Pantry!
Right now, we’re back east to attend my cousin’s son’s wedding in Pennsylvania. Incredibly, we have been in San Luis Obispo for just about 2 months now. We have gone from living a month in the hotel to a month in the apartment we are now renting. The owner of our rental has graciously given…
Spinach, Orange, and Candied Almond Salad
Our best friends had a dinner party for us and some of our friends over the weekend at their beautiful home. In June they will have been in this home for just two years. Prior to this they had lived down the street from us. We were 8410 and they were 8401…we had a connection…
Grilled Pork Chops with Mint Chimichurri
Here’s a quick recipe for delicious grilled chops marinated and dressed with a twist on the traditional chimichurri sauce. This is actually the Argentine version of pesto. It incorporates all that fresh mint in the garden, and at the farm stands. The recipe comes from grill master Steven Raichlen. It calls for pork chops, but…
Chicken Milanese
Last evening I satisfied a craving I’ve had for fried chicken with a much lighter meal of Chicken Milanese. Milanesa refers to a lightly pounded beef or chicken fillet that has been gently dredged in flour, dipped in egg, and then dredged again in breadcrumbs before sauteeing to a golden crispness. This is a popular…
Sweet and Spicy Coleslaw
Not your mother’s coleslaw…the traditional mayonnaise based coleslaw that we’ve all grown up with and still enjoy has been reinvented in this more healthful version which I served recently. The recipe comes from the August, 2009 issue of Martha Stewart Living featuring an article on classic summer salads slimmed down. Nappa cabbage replaces the standard…